Tanith.wirihana

Tanith Wirihana-te-Waitohi-o-te-rangi
	Tanith Wilson and Winston Peters
Birth name	Tanith Wilson
Place of birth	Gisborne, New Zealand
School	Lytton High School, Wairoa College, Waikaremoana Maori Trust Board
University	Eastern Institute of Technology, Victoria University of Wellington
Occupation(s)	Student

Pepeha edit

Ka tere te Wai-a-Pawa ki te uranga mai o te ra ki a Turanga-nui-a-rua, ki a Turanga-nui-a-kiwa, Ki a Turanga-nui-a-Maru. Tera ia ko Te Kuri, te paritea e pakia mai ra nga ngaru o te moana e takoto nei. Titiro ki te moana haruru ki a Orongo, ki te taunga ika, koira ko Te Kuri-a-pawa. Titiro ki a Papa-te-whai, ki te wahi kua u mai a Horouta, te waka i taraia mai i tawhiti-nui. Ka aho mai te marama, kei te taumata-o-Te-Aringa, ki a Rangihoua i te wahi kua wera te whare o Koroiti. I roto i te au ko Ngai Tahu-po te iwi i tera wa.

Ko Te Muriwai te kainga i te wahi tihokahoka kore e paru ana i te toto.

Ko Ngai Tamanuhiri te iwi.

Ko Ngai Tawehi te hapu.

Ko Arapera Topeora te tapairu. Ko Tiemi Wirihana te pumahana o tona moenga. Ko Te Keepa Matanohi te tangata, Ko Te Karu Mohiti Waaka tona wahine. Na enei hononga nana nei i a matou o Ngai Tawehi i tenei ra.

Profile edit

Tanith Wilson is a Artist with a passion for traditional Maori history and has spoken at Te Papa about the history of Rongowhakaata and Te Hau ki Turanga. He is currently a student of Political Science and public policy at Victoria University of Wellington.

Tanith has also been a trustee for the Ngai Tamanuhri Tutu Poroporo trust, Vice president for Younited (EIT Students association), acting president and chief of staff for the Victoria University Political society. He is currently also a board member for Pakowhai no.2 incorporated blocks, and Trustee for Muriwai marae where he acts in his capacity as hapu representative for the people of Ngai Tawehi.^[1]

Iwi Affiliations: Ngai Tamanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Ngati Rakaipaaka, Ngati Rongomaiwahine, Ngati Kahungunu ki te wairoa, Ngai Tauira, and Ngati Hine.

Artistic Achievements edit

Tanith Wilson has been passionate about restoring old marae and carvings. he participated in the Restoration of muriwai Marae between 2012 - 2014. He carved three models of lee Enfield rifles for the opening of C Company house in Gisborne, however there was only enough room for one to be displayed. Tanith assisted with the setup of Tairawhiti museum for the Toi Tamanuhiri exhibition in 2013. e was commissioned to create an artwork by the Hon.Nanaia Mahuta, and also carved a koruru for the Rt. Hon Winston Peters Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, and gave a small basalt toki called Te Ihi o Tamanuhiri to the british high commissioner Laura Clarke

Theft of Carvings edit

Tanith is a descendant of the original Carvers of Muriwai marae, in particular Waitohi Waaka, Hemi Waaka, Tiemi Wirihana, and Te Kipa matanohi.

At the end of 2014 Tanith Wilson was commissioned by the trustees of Muriwai marae to carve a new set of raparapa (carved barge board terminations for a traditional maori meeting house), these carvings were taken to an AGM of the Ngai Tamanuhiri Tutu Poroporo trust in 2015 and it was agreed by the kaumatua (including WWII C Company VeteranNoel Raihania) that these would be installed to commemorate the one hundredth year since the marae was moved to its current location from Ro-pa, this was finally accomplished in October 2016 at the request of the marae chairperson, however a small group of jealous dissenters stole them on the 07th of December that same year. when Tanith began to attack the act that the thieves committed by using social media to express his outrage and caused controversy for the tribe.